EXCLUSIVE: Abdul Qahar Balkhi, from the Taliban’s Cultural Commission, spoke to Al Jazeera in the group’s first official interview since it took control of Kabul a week ago.
He revealed more about the Taliban’s vision for Afghanistan's future
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Vid - Exclusive: Taliban official reveals group’s vision for futureMore on Aljazeera.com
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Replying to @AJEnglish
Human have no memories, internet does have records(1): This Japanese was kidnaped and shot dead in Afghanistan in 2008 when helping farmers to build irrigation facilities in a mountainous village.https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191206/p2a/00m/0na/011000c …
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10 years later, in 2019, his colleague, a Japanese physician and honorary Afghan citizen, doctor Nakamura, known as Kaka Murad, was shot dead with 5 bullets at CLOSE range. Together with five others, including his bodyguards and driver, were all killed.
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You don't know the circumstances when the incident took place. Remember, Afghanistan at this time is chaotic, so hard to enforce law. But also, what is the Japanese behavior when they invaded SEA.
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extraordinary
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